the dead zone-related stories
Posted Jun 21st 2008 11:19AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Looks like a
Dead Zone movie is possible. Anthony Michael Hall, who starred in the USA network sci-fi show, told SCI-FI wire that he'd be interested in doing a
Dead Zone movie. Hall, who played psychic Johnny Smith for the show's six-season run, reminds everyone that he's not optimistic a
Dead Zone movie will be made. "I don't think we had the size of a cult following that, let's say,
The X-Files did. You look at
Sex and the City or
The X-Files, these movies were done long after the shows pumped out their last episodes," says the actor. Also,
The Dead Zone having a previous incarnation as a feature film
might preclude any new attempts. (In the film, which was released in 1983, Christopher Walken starred as Johnny Smith.)
Whatever the case may be with the possible movie,
Anthony Michael Hall remains grateful about the opportunity to star in
The Dead Zone. "I would certainly be open to the potential for [a reunion feature]. I would never turn my back on what [the show's late producer] Michael Piller did for me. He gave me this incredible opportunity. When I look back at [my] career, I view him and John Hughes as almost guardian angels of my career," Hall says.
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Posted Jun 9th 2008 10:02AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Contests and Giveaways, Reality-Free
The giveaways continue today! Not only are we giving away some
Soap Complete Series DVDs, but we've got five copies of
The Dead Zone - The Final Season on DVD for five lucky, random commenters. The DVD is already available in stores..
To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, June 13 simply telling us why you'd like to own this DVD set. As always, we'll randomly choose five winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating why you'd like to own The Dead Zone - The Final Season on DVD.
- The comment must be left before June 13, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Five winners will receive The Dead Zone - The Final Season DVD set (valued at $34.98).
- Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
Click here for complete Official Rules.Posted Jun 6th 2008 11:59PM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Smallville, Heroes, Awards, Moonlight, TV Squad Awards
Product placement is everywhere, inescapable. According to
Dr. Jean Kilbourne, author of
Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, Americans are exposed to approximately 3000 advertisements every single day. Kilbourne has a compelling video called
Killing Us Softly that reveals how insidious advertisements are. Ads tell us that women should be thinner, quieter, nicer, want to have cleaner houses. They tell us that men are boarish, lust after women while drinking cheap beers, and order endless rounds of pizza without ever developing a gut. Advertisements not only tell us what we should buy: They tell us how we should think and feel about things and who we should be.
Unfortunately, the price of our entertainment is advertisements. Even when you go to the movies these days, before you have seen any previews, you have seen six commercials for new phones from Verizon and Sprint; and you have paid handsomely for the privilege. This TV Squad Award is amusing, but it is also a testament to how ubiquitous ads are: They have now found their way into the very scripts of some of our very best shows. The only advantage shows like
Lost and
Battlestar Galactica have is that they mostly take place anachronistically, so advertising would stand out too ridiculously. However, sadly, other outstanding shows have succumbed. And one of the finest is TV Squad's choice to win this award.
Continue reading The Brought to You by TV Squad Award: Winner - VIDEO
Posted Jun 2nd 2008 6:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- American Gangster - Season 2
- The Andromeda Strain - Complete Mini-Series
- CHiPs - Season 2
- Dante's Cove - Season 3
- The Dead Zone - Season 6
- Doctor Who - Beneath The Surface, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils, and Warriors of the Deep
- Fearless Planet
- Flavor of Love - Season 3
- Get Smart - Complete Series (1995 version)
- I Love New York - Season 2
- Mannix - Season 1
- Meerkat Manor - Best Of, Season 2
- Rescue Me - Season 4
- Storm Chasers - Perfect Disaster
- Weeds - Season 3
Posted Dec 19th 2007 2:37PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: The Dead Zone, Cancellations
In the wake of reports that The 4400 had been axed, Ausiello over at TVGuide.com is reporting that The Dead Zone was struck a killing blow in that same swing. Two good shows gone just like that. And just before the holidays. Man, that's gotta suck. So it looks like just as Johnny Smith sees that he's still going to have to address that impending Armageddon, the series ends. I always thought the ratings were pretty good on these shows; were they starting to show their age? Losing viewers?
I hate it when a show is canceled between seasons like this, especially when they don't resolve everything in the Season/Series Finale. It leaves a bad taste in the mouths of viewers, and makes them more and more jaded to new shows. Why do you think the serialized drama glut of last season failed so miserably. Because everyone knew we'd never see the end of The Nine.
Posted Sep 10th 2007 3:00AM by Jen Creer
Filed under: OpEd, The Dead Zone, Episode Reviews
(
S06E12) We are finally coming around full circle to address Walt's death from the season premiere. Why we couldn't have been seeing bits of this as we went along, I don't know, but having a cohesive season of episodes in which one week continues logically into the next has never been a goal of The Dead Zone-- and that is fine. I just wish it would decide whether it wants to be a serial show or not, because it certainly is when it wants to be.
Continue reading The Dead Zone: Ambush
Posted Aug 19th 2007 5:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother. - NBC has preseason football at 8, the Giants vs. the Ravens.
- Discovery has two new episodes of Blue Planet at 8.
- Lifetime has a new State of Mind at 8, then a new Side Order Of Life.
- TNT has a new, two-hour episode of The Company at 8.
- ESPN2 has the Little League World Series at 8.
- Also at 8: Food Network has a new Challenge.
- At 9, Spike has a new episode of The Kill Point.
- There's a new 4400 on USA at 9, then a new Dead Zone.
- A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of The Two Coreys.
- HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
- At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
- At 10, the History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers.
- Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10.
- Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10, then a new American Body Shop.
- HBO has a new Big Love at 10, then new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 29th 2007 5:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline. - At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- Lifetime has a new Side Order of Life at 8, then new episodes of State of Mind and Army Wives.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Hannah Montana, then a new Cory in the House.
- At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
- There's a new 4400 on USA at 9, followed by a new episode of The Dead Zone.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels starting at 9. Then it's two new episodes of The Two Coreys.
- HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
- Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9.
- Spike has a new Kill Point at 9 (repeated at 10).
- VH-1 has a bunch of reality shows starting at 9: Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, Hogan Knows Best, and Scott Baio is 45...and Single.
- HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, then new eps of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
- At 10, Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia, then a new American Body Shop.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 20th 2007 1:21PM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, The Dead Zone, Episode Reviews
(
S06E01) I love the name of this episode: Heritage. With the shocking death of Walt Bannerman (the always great Chris Bruno) (I didn't see it coming, but my 13 year old son says he did), we have not only Reverend Purdy's Heritage foundation (where Bannerman died), but also the heritage he leaves to Johnny, and his son J.J. One of the primary questions that has endured for five seasons can now be explored: If Walt were not there, would Johnny and Sarah get together? Are they fated to be together? (If the previews for next week are any indication, the answer would be, "Not just yet.")
I worry because Greg Stillson has persistently pursued Sarah too. I am not convinced that she sees him for the villain that we (the audience) and Johnny know him to be. Though, Stillson did tell Johnny this episode that he isn't as bad as Johnny thinks he is...
Continue reading The Dead Zone: Heritage (season premiere)
Posted Mar 28th 2007 11:22AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our
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This week we have:
24, Bones, Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, Lost, The Dead Zone and The Sopranos. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Sep 25th 2006 11:49AM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, OpEd, Desperate Housewives
(S03E01) I think what has worked about
Desperate Housewives for the past two seasons is its incredible camp. I have not been a regular watcher for the past two seasons, mostly because the time the show airs coincides with children's bedtimes at my house. But I had caught the occasional episode here and there, and I read enough entertainment magazines to have a knowledge of previous seasons' plot points.
Continue reading Desperate Housewives: Listen to the Rain on the Roof (season premiere)
Posted Aug 21st 2006 1:28PM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, USA, The Dead Zone
(S05E10) Okay. In the interest of full disclosure here, I will admit that I was an English major. And so maybe I am trying to find a narrative arc that just doesn't exist. I have struggled all season to find some kind of continuity in these episodes-- and I have so admit that maybe there just isn't any.
Continue reading The Dead Zone: Into the Heart of Darkness
Posted Aug 14th 2006 3:18PM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, USA, The Dead Zone
(S05E09) This week's episode provided some revelations, just like the title promises. There are answers to questions about Gene Purdy's past that the show has only hinted at prior to now.
Continue reading The Dead Zone: Revelations
Posted Aug 13th 2006 5:22PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, while CBS has new and repeat segments on 60 Minutes (including Stephen Colbert). - At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother: All-Stars.
- There's a new Three Moons Over Milford on ABC Family at 8.
- Also at 8: TNT has Matthew Perry in The Ron Clark Story (repeated at 10).
- At 9, USA has a new episode of The 4400, followed by a new Dead Zone.
- HBO has a new Deadwood at 9, followed by new eps of Entourage and Lucky Louie.
- AMC has Back to the Future at 9.
- At 10, MSNBC has a repeat of this morning's Meet The Press.
- Showtime has a new Brotherhood at 10 (repeated at 11).
- Lifetime has a new Angela's Eyes at 10.
Posted Jul 31st 2006 1:34PM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, USA, The Dead Zone
(S05E07) Finally, an episode worthy of the quality of
The Dead Zone I have grown accustomed to! And okay, okay, it was a stand alone episode, and it didn't do anything to further the "theme" of the series (Stop Greg Stillson!), but you know what? It was the kind of episode that took full advantage of the wacky weirdness of the dead zone and its potential for really messing with Johnny's mind.
Continue reading The Dead Zone: Symmetry
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